DREAMGIRLS and CHOICE - NYC EPA McCarter Theatre Center | Princeton, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, November 6, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 12:30PM - 1:30PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1151 weekly minimum (LORT B+) - Matthews Theatre
$973 weekly minimum (LORT C) - Berlind Theatre
Equity actors for roles in DREAMGIRLS and CHOICE (See breakdown).
At McCarter, we unite the ideals of joy and justice, beauty and belonging. We seek actors that represent a vast diversity of our human experience. Actors of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, and identities are encouraged to audition.
Descriptions speak to the characters as written and should not discourage actors who are comfortable playing the gender or age described from submitting.
Each actor will have 3 minutes. Prepare a brief monologue or two contrasting one minute monologues. For Dreamgirls, please prepare a monologue and a brief cut of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together, with contact information clearly printed on the resume.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Artistic Director: Sarah Rasmussen Director of Creative Initiatives: Julie Dubiner
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Associate Artistic Director: Nicole A. Watson Artistic & Office Assistant: Jaimee Harmon Taboni
Company Management Assistant: Jackie Wright-Polk
See breakdown for production-specific dates
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EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
All roles will be understudied.
DREAMGIRLS
The McCarter Theatre Center | Princeton, NJ
Matthews Theater | LORT B+ | $1,151 weekly + Housing & Transportation
Book & Lyrics: Tom Eyen
Music: Henry Kreiger
Director: Lili-Anne Brown
Music Director: Christie Chiles Twillie
Choreographer: Breon Arzell
DATES:
First Rehearsal: on/around Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Tech Begins: on/around Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
Opening: on/around Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Closing: on/around Sunday, March 24th, 2024
EFFIE WHITE: This role has been cast. (She/Her/Hers) 18-late 20s. Black / African American identifying. Lead Singer of The Dreamettes. A powerhouse and a soaring singer with undeniable talent. The true underdog. A headstrong, vibrant, confident, and outspoken young woman – a diva. Has a big, gospel belt.
DEENA JONES: This role has been cast. (She/Her/Hers) 18-late 20s. Black / African American identifying. Initially modest backup singer for The Dreamettes, turned lead singer of The Dreams. An ingenue who possess the poise of a leading lady, and a quiet confidence beyond her years. Mezzo, with a full belt.
LORELL ROBINSON: This role has been cast. (She/Her/Hers) 18-late 20s. Black / African American identifying. The softest and youngest of the three Dreams. And though she is bubbly, energetic, youthful, she is also pragmatic and eager for success. Soprano, on top of most triad harmony, with a full belt.
CURTIS TAYLOR, JR: (He/Him/His) 25-45. Black / African American identifying. Slick and forceful used car salesman who becomes the Dreams’ and Jimmy’s manager. Dates Effie, but eventually Deena. Tenor.
JAMES “THUNDER” EARLY: This role has been cast. (He/Him/His) 25-40. Black / African American-identifying. James Brown-like star who takes on Dreamettes as backup singers. He is high energy, verging on chaotic with an endless amount of charm and charisma. Rock / R&B tenor.
C.C. WHITE: This role has been cast. (He/Him/His) 18-late 20s. Black / African American-identifying. Effie’s songwriter brother. Very endearing, loyal, idealistic, and earnest. High baritone.
MARTY MADISON: This role has been cast. (He/Him/His) Late 40s-50s. Black / African American identifying. Veteran music agent, who quits as Jimmy’s manager and later becomes Effie’s manager, rebuilding her confidence and career. Baritone.
MICHELLE MORRIS: This role has been cast. (She/Her/Hers) 18-late 20s. Black / African American identifying. A dynamic singer who fulfills Curtis’ aesthetic image for the Dreams and subsequently replaces Effie in the group. Mezzo soprano.
CHOICE
The McCarter Theatre Center | Princeton, NJ
Berlind Theater | LORT C | $973 weekly + Housing & Transportation
Playwright: Winnie Holzman
Director: Sarah Rasmussen
DATES:
First Rehearsal: on/around Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Tech Begins: on/around Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
Opening: on/around Saturday, May 18th, 2024
Closing: on/around Sunday, June 2nd, 2024
ZIPPORAH ZUNDER aka ZIPPY: Female-presenting, late 50s. A journalist, wife and mother whose career has waned in recent years, she’s determined to write a story that matters. Warm, funny (if a little neurotic) she comes off as unassuming but knows how to go for the jugular in her work. The story she’s currently investigating will force her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about herself.
ERICA TEMPLE: Female-presenting, late 50s. Zippy’s best and most complicated friend, she’s caustic, brilliant, with her own kind of glamour. Highly opinionated. A journalism professor whose own career never quite happened.
CLARK PLUMLY: Male-presenting, late 70s - 80s. Zippy’s husband of 26 years. A Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, unpretentious, quietly kind, with a wry sense of humor. Hard of hearing.
ZOE ZUNDER PLUMLY: Female-presenting, mid to late 20s. Clark and Zippy’s daughter. Intelligent, quirky, wrestling with how to label her sexuality. She thinks of herself as a “recent” college graduate, but in fact has been living in her parent’s home for years now, stuck in arrested development. *Doubles as Leah or Lena*
LEAH or LENA: Female-presenting, same age as ZOE. A Russian esthetician. Blunt, with a dark sense of humor that masks her vulnerability. Speaks with an accent. *Doubles as Zoe Zunder Plumly*
HUNTER RUH: Male-presenting, late 20s - early 30s. Seems slightly younger than he is. An aspiring journalist, he’s charming in an offbeat way. Fiercely eager to please. Enthusiastic, often for no reason. Lives in his car. Oddly loveable, with a secret stash of anger locked inside him.
MARK: Male-presenting, in his 50s. The person Erica is currently seeing. Recently divorced. Sells home security systems. Prone to social blunders, but with the soul of a poet. Good natured, he tries hard to fit in, doesn’t always succeed. *Doubles as The Other Mark*
THE OTHER MARK: Male-presenting, late 50s. Zippy’s enigmatic boyfriend from decades ago. He’s still recovering from the stroke he suffered several years ago, that left him more open emotionally. He sometimes struggles to find certain words and walks with a cane. *Doubles as Mark*
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